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GENERAL NUTRITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS OF
MICROBES
Microbial Nutrition & Growth
A. Nutrient Requirements
B. Nutrient Transport Processes
C.Culture Media
Nutrient Requirements
 Energy Source
 Phototroph
 Uses light as an energy source
 Chemotroph
 Uses energy from the oxidation of reduced
chemical compounds
Nutrient Requirements
 Electron (Reduction potential) Source
 Organotroph
 Uses reduced organic compounds as a
source for reduction potential
 Lithotroph
 Uses reduced inorganic compounds as a
source for reduction potential
Nutrient Requirements
 Carbon source
 Autotroph
 Can use CO2 as a sole carbon source
(Carbon fixation)
 Heterotroph
 Requires an organic carbon source; cannot
use CO2 as a carbon source
Nutrient Requirements
 Nitrogen source
 Organic nitrogen
 Primarily from the catabolism of amino acids
 Oxidized forms of inorganic nitrogen
 Nitrate (NO3
2-) and nitrite (NO2
-)
 Reduced inorganic nitrogen
 Ammonium (NH4
+)
 Dissolved nitrogen gas (N2) (Nitrogen
fixation)
Nutrient Requirements
 Phosphate source
 Organic phosphate
 Inorganic phosphate (H2PO4
- and HPO4
2-)
Nutrient Requirements
 Sulfur source
 Organic sulfur
 Oxidized inorganic sulfur
 Sulfate (SO4
2-)
 Reduced inorganic sulfur
 Sulfide (S2- or H2S)
 Elemental sulfur (So)
Nutrient Requirements
 Special requirements
 Amino acids
 Nucleotide bases
 Enzymatic cofactors or “vitamins”
Nutrient Requirements
 Prototrophs vs. Auxotrophs
 Prototroph
 A species or genetic strain of microbe
capable of growing on a minimal medium
consisting a simple carbohydrate or CO2
carbon source, with inorganic sources of all
other nutrient requirements
 Auxotroph
 A species or genetic strain requiring one or
more complex organic nutrients (such as
amino acids, nucleotide bases, or enzymatic
cofactors) for growth
Nutrient Transport Processes
 Simple Diffusion
 Facilitated Diffusion
 Active Transport
 Passive transport
Microbiological Media
 Liquid (broth) vs. semisolid media
 Chemically defined vs. complex media
 Selective media vs. differential media
Growth in Batch Culture
Microbial Metabolism
A. Basic Concepts of Metabolism
B. Glycolytic Pathways
C.Fermentation
D. Respiration
E. Photosynthesis
F. Chemolithotrophy
G.The Nitrogen Cycle
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Microbial nutrition pdf

  • 1.
  • 3. Microbial Nutrition & Growth A. Nutrient Requirements B. Nutrient Transport Processes C.Culture Media
  • 4. Nutrient Requirements  Energy Source  Phototroph  Uses light as an energy source  Chemotroph  Uses energy from the oxidation of reduced chemical compounds
  • 5. Nutrient Requirements  Electron (Reduction potential) Source  Organotroph  Uses reduced organic compounds as a source for reduction potential  Lithotroph  Uses reduced inorganic compounds as a source for reduction potential
  • 6. Nutrient Requirements  Carbon source  Autotroph  Can use CO2 as a sole carbon source (Carbon fixation)  Heterotroph  Requires an organic carbon source; cannot use CO2 as a carbon source
  • 7. Nutrient Requirements  Nitrogen source  Organic nitrogen  Primarily from the catabolism of amino acids  Oxidized forms of inorganic nitrogen  Nitrate (NO3 2-) and nitrite (NO2 -)  Reduced inorganic nitrogen  Ammonium (NH4 +)  Dissolved nitrogen gas (N2) (Nitrogen fixation)
  • 8. Nutrient Requirements  Phosphate source  Organic phosphate  Inorganic phosphate (H2PO4 - and HPO4 2-)
  • 9. Nutrient Requirements  Sulfur source  Organic sulfur  Oxidized inorganic sulfur  Sulfate (SO4 2-)  Reduced inorganic sulfur  Sulfide (S2- or H2S)  Elemental sulfur (So)
  • 10. Nutrient Requirements  Special requirements  Amino acids  Nucleotide bases  Enzymatic cofactors or “vitamins”
  • 11. Nutrient Requirements  Prototrophs vs. Auxotrophs  Prototroph  A species or genetic strain of microbe capable of growing on a minimal medium consisting a simple carbohydrate or CO2 carbon source, with inorganic sources of all other nutrient requirements  Auxotroph  A species or genetic strain requiring one or more complex organic nutrients (such as amino acids, nucleotide bases, or enzymatic cofactors) for growth
  • 12. Nutrient Transport Processes  Simple Diffusion  Facilitated Diffusion  Active Transport  Passive transport
  • 13. Microbiological Media  Liquid (broth) vs. semisolid media  Chemically defined vs. complex media  Selective media vs. differential media
  • 14. Growth in Batch Culture
  • 15. Microbial Metabolism A. Basic Concepts of Metabolism B. Glycolytic Pathways C.Fermentation D. Respiration E. Photosynthesis F. Chemolithotrophy G.The Nitrogen Cycle